Estate agents in Gloucester
Gloucester is a town in the South West with about 118,562 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 1,359 home sales there from August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £260,000.
How estate agents in Gloucester compare
Gloucester at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 1,323 sales in Gloucester from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £255,000.
39.4% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.3 years and sold for a median of 21.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £175,000 in 2016 and £260,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Gloucester
Median sale price in Gloucester: £255,000
| All homes | 1,323 sales, median £255,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 232 sales, median £395,000 |
| Semi-detached | 534 sales, median £281,000 |
| Terraced | 331 sales, median £215,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 226 sales, median £145,000 |
Across Gloucester the average price was £240,485 in June 2026, up 5.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £175,000 (2,018 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £183,000 (1,974 sales) |
| 2018 | £193,500 (1,903 sales) |
| 2019 | £201,000 (1,847 sales) |
| 2020 | £220,000 (1,533 sales) |
| 2021 | £225,000 (2,215 sales) |
| 2022 | £250,000 (1,857 sales) |
| 2023 | £245,000 (1,511 sales) |
| 2024 | £255,000 (1,570 sales) |
| 2025 | £260,000 (1,724 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Gloucester station is about 0.4 miles from the centre. Cheltenham Spa station is about 7 miles away, with Stonehouse and Stroud stations each about 8 miles away. The A4301, A430, A417, A4302 and A38 pass through or beside the area. M5 junction 11A (Brockworth Interchange) is about 3 miles away and M50 junction 2 (Bury Court) is about 10 miles away. Bristol Airport is about 39 miles away and Birmingham Airport about 46 miles away. Central London is about 94 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Gloucester
Gloucester has 33 primary schools within about 3 miles of the centre. The nearest are Kingsholm Church of England Primary School and St Paul's Church of England Primary School, both about 0.5 miles away, followed by Widden Primary School, an academy, at about 0.6 miles. For secondary education, Denmark Road High School is a girls only grammar school and academy with a sixth form about 0.7 miles from the centre, while Ribston Hall High School, with the same description, lies about 1.3 miles away. The Crypt School is a grammar school and academy with a sixth form about 1.7 miles away. Independent options include The King's School, a Church of England school about 0.3 miles away. Special schools such as Valley Bridge School are about 2.9 miles away. Gloucestershire College is about 0.4 miles from the centre and the University of Gloucestershire is about 7 miles away.
Living in Gloucester
Gloucester is a city and a large urban area of about 118,000 residents, where semi-detached houses make up 40% of homes and about 64% are owner occupied. Shops number more than 640, including at least 18 supermarkets, with Asda, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi each about 0.5 miles away. Eastgate Market Hall is about 0.1 miles from the centre. Food and drink includes at least 60 pubs, 60 cafés and 50 restaurants. There are at least 9 doctors' surgeries, 13 pharmacies and 9 dentists and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 0.6 miles away. Gloucester Post Office is about 0.1 miles away and there are at least 7 libraries. Gloucester Park is about 0.4 miles from the centre and Alney Island Local Nature Reserve about 0.6 miles.
A short history of Gloucester
Glevum began around AD 48 as a Roman fort at Kingsholm near a Severn crossing. A larger fortress and civilian settlement followed and it became a colonia in 97 under Nerva. The area was part of Wessex by 577 then of the Hwicce and Mercia. St Peter's Abbey was founded in 679. St Oswald's Priory was founded in the late ninth century and Llanthony Secunda Priory in 1136. Henry II granted a first charter in 1155 and Henry III was crowned in the Chapter House in 1216. The city withstood a Royalist siege in 1643. There are 459 listed buildings near the centre including 34 Grade I such as Blackfriars.
Sport and leisure
GL1 is the swimming venue among the sports centres in Gloucester, alongside Oxstalls Tennis Centre, the University of Gloucestershire Sports Arena for basketball and netball and Gloucester Ski & Snowboard Centre. Riverside Sports & Leisure Club covers tennis, padel, squash and swimming. Kingsholm Stadium is the main rugby ground and the town has Gloucester All Blues Rugby Football Club, Gloucester Old Boys R.F.C, Old Cryptians RFC, Widden Old Boys RFC, Gloucester Cricket Club, Gloucester Rowing Club and Gloucester Golf Club. Football pitches include Windfall Way, Clock Tower and Heron Park. Open space includes Robinswood Hill Country Park, Gloucester Park, Barnwood Park & Arboretum and Hucclecote Meadows nature reserve, along with a number of other parks and playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Gloucester?
- The median price paid in Gloucester over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £260,000. By property type, the median price paid was £395,000 for detached houses, £282,000 for semi-detached houses, £218,000 for terraced houses and £145,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Gloucester in the last 12 months?
- HM Land Registry recorded 1,359 standard sales in Gloucester in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 550 semi-detached houses, 333 terraced houses, 245 detached houses and 231 flats.
- What are the transport links in Gloucester?
- Gloucester railway station is about 0.9 miles from the centre and Cheltenham Spa station is about 6.1 miles away. M5 junction 11A (Brockworth Interchange) is about 2 miles from the centre. Bristol Airport is about 39 miles away and central London is about 93 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near the centre of Gloucester?
- There are 39 primary schools within about 3.0 miles of the centre and the nearest is Hatherley Infant School at about 0.3 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Barnwood Park School and Gloucester Academy, both about 0.7 miles away. The University of Gloucestershire is about 6.2 miles from the centre.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Gloucester?
- There are 26 estate agent sales branches with an office in Gloucester.
Areas near Gloucester
- Upton St Leonards
- Longford
- Whaddon (Stroud)
- Churchdown
- Brockworth
- Twigworth
- Maisemore
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke
Gloucester is in Gloucester council area.
Estate agents near Gloucester
- Move Sales and LettingsGloucester GL1 2HH0 miles
- Pearson Ferrier GloucesterGloucester GL1 2NW0.1 miles
- Sure Sales and LettingsGloucester GL1 2EP0.2 miles
- Taylors Sales and Letting AgentsGloucester GL1 30.2 miles
- Farr & FarrGloucester GL1 3AA0.2 miles
- Andrews Lettings And Management GloucesterGloucester GL1 3AJ0.3 miles
- Parkers Estate AgentsGloucester GL1 3AA0.3 miles
- Martin & Co. Gloucester Lettings & Estate AgentsGloucester GL1 3AJ0.3 miles
- Belvoir GloucesterGloucester GL1 3AA0.3 miles
- Naylor Powell Estate Agents and Letting AgentsGloucester GL1 2DQ0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Gloucester.